diff --git a/tool/tsh/common/git.go b/tool/tsh/common/git.go
index c5fb895c999f6..0b47c2e6e46ed 100644
--- a/tool/tsh/common/git.go
+++ b/tool/tsh/common/git.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func execGit(cf *CLIConf, args ...string) error {
 
 func execGitWithStdoutAndStderr(cf *CLIConf, stdout, stderr io.Writer, args ...string) error {
 	const gitExecutable = "git"
-	gitPath, err := exec.LookPath(gitExecutable)
+	gitPath, err := cf.LookPath(gitExecutable)
 	if err != nil {
 		return trace.NotFound(`could not locate the executable %q. The following error occurred:
 %s
diff --git a/tool/tsh/common/git_clone_test.go b/tool/tsh/common/git_clone_test.go
index b2091e6de995f..4e27e3ac3286f 100644
--- a/tool/tsh/common/git_clone_test.go
+++ b/tool/tsh/common/git_clone_test.go
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ func TestGitCloneCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			cf := &CLIConf{
-				Context:        context.Background(),
-				executablePath: "tsh",
-				cmdRunner:      tt.verifyCommand,
+				Context:          context.Background(),
+				executablePath:   "tsh",
+				cmdRunner:        tt.verifyCommand,
+				lookPathOverride: "git",
 			}
 			tt.checkError(t, tt.cmd.run(cf))
 		})
diff --git a/tool/tsh/common/git_config_test.go b/tool/tsh/common/git_config_test.go
index 265dd68fbfd62..b045e9342bb5f 100644
--- a/tool/tsh/common/git_config_test.go
+++ b/tool/tsh/common/git_config_test.go
@@ -171,10 +171,11 @@ func TestGitConfigCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var buf bytes.Buffer
 			cf := &CLIConf{
-				Context:        context.Background(),
-				OverrideStdout: &buf,
-				executablePath: "tsh",
-				cmdRunner:      tt.fakeRunner.run,
+				Context:          context.Background(),
+				OverrideStdout:   &buf,
+				executablePath:   "tsh",
+				cmdRunner:        tt.fakeRunner.run,
+				lookPathOverride: "git",
 			}
 			tt.checkError(t, tt.cmd.run(cf))
 			require.Contains(t, buf.String(), tt.checkOutputContains)
diff --git a/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go b/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
index d8701a668ebd4..60d59e06bfd57 100644
--- a/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
+++ b/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@ type CLIConf struct {
 
 	// profileStatusOverride overrides return of ProfileStatus(). used in tests.
 	profileStatusOverride *client.ProfileStatus
+
+	// lookPathOverride overrides return of LookPath(). used in tests.
+	lookPathOverride string
 }
 
 // Stdout returns the stdout writer.
@@ -611,6 +614,14 @@ func (c *CLIConf) RunCommand(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
 	return trace.Wrap(cmd.Run())
 }
 
+// LookPath searches for an executable named file.
+func (c *CLIConf) LookPath(file string) (string, error) {
+	if c.lookPathOverride != "" {
+		return c.lookPathOverride, nil
+	}
+	return exec.LookPath(file)
+}
+
 func Main() {
 	cmdLineOrig := os.Args[1:]
 	var cmdLine []string